Research Article

Oleate Prevents Palmitate-Induced Atrophy via Modulation of Mitochondrial ROS Production in Skeletal Myotubes

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The effects of palmitic and oleic acid on mitochondrial superoxide production. (a) Differentiated C2C12 myotubes were treated with 0.3 mM palmitate or 0.3 mM oleate at the indicated time points. Differentiated myotubes were stained with MitoSOX. (b) Differentiated myotubes were cotreated with 0.3 mM palmitate and different doses of oleate (0.1, 0.3, 0.5, and 1 mM) for 30 h and were visualized by florescence microscope (magnification = ×20). (c) Dose effects of palmitic and oleic acid and (d) protective effects of oleic acid in palmitic acid-treated myotubes were quantified. Bar graph represented means ± SE. Scale bar = 100 μm. The data were analyzed using one or two-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s post hoc test. versus NT. NT: non-treatment.
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